Drug charges dropped for Calif. treasurer's wife
Drug and child endangerment charges were dismissed Friday against state Treasurer Bill Lockyer's wife, who was arrested on suspicion of being high on methamphetamine and keeping drugs in a Southern California home she shared with her 9-year-old son. A …
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Medi-Cal agency to overhaul drug rehab program after critical audit
California's Medi-Cal agency is launching an overhaul of its drug rehabilitation program in light of a damning internal audit that spotlights ham-handed oversight and confirms many findings of a yearlong investigation by The Center for Investigative …
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Governor's budget proposes funding to improve Drug Medi-Cal oversight
Gov. Jerry Brown wants to add some firepower to the crackdown on fraud in California's drug and alcohol rehabilitation program for the poor. The governor's budget proposal for the next fiscal year, officially announced today, includes $ 2.2 million for …
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Did Morehead group kill Grayson rehab center?
Jan. 10, 2014 — The Journal-Times has learned that the owners of the Morehead Inspiration Center (MIC) may have influenced the decision to shift the location of a proposed drug rehabilitation center from Grayson back to Boyd County, its original …
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Private buyer looks to purchase former Carbondale hospital
A Carbondale native plans to buy a vacant city hospital and turn it into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. Cynthia Bellino said the plan for Marian Community Hospital, which could potentially include an emergency room or 24-hour urgent care …
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California Governor Proposes Drug Rehab Program Changes After Investigation
(CNN) — California Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed millions of dollars in additional funding to crack down on abuses in the state's drug rehab program as a result of an investigation by CNN and The Center for Investigative Reporting. The governor's …
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Governor's budget proposes funding to improve Drug Medi-Cal oversight
Gov. Jerry Brown wants to add some firepower to the crackdown on fraud in California's drug and alcohol rehabilitation program for the poor. The governor's budget proposal for the next fiscal year, officially announced today, includes $ 2.2 million for …
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Balamban man dies on way to drug rehab center
The death of a 42-year-old man from Balamban town who was reportedly being taken to a drug rehabilitation center on New Year's Eve is being investigated. Jerome Bendebel was being escorted from his home to a private center in Cebu City. Homicide …
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As rehab operators fight to reopen clinics, criminal pasts come to light
For more than a decade, Steven Proshak has been a leader of Circle of Friends Outpatient Services, a suspended Los Angeles rehab center that is seeking to be reinstated. He was convicted of domestic violence in 2011 and has pleaded not guilty in a …
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Rehab Clinics Cut Off for Questionable Billing Still Reaped Federal Funds
Carol Silva was the clinical director at Reseda Substance Abuse Treatment Center for four months ending in 2009. She says she reported that the clinic was falsifying documents to state officials, but the Department of Health Care Services says it has …
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Josh Brolin Reportedly Going To Rehab For 'Substance Abuse'
Josh Brolin is apparently trying to live up to his promise to quit drinking: The Oscar-nominated actor reportedly checked himself into rehab recently in Northern California for substance abuse, Us Weekly reports. The 45-year-old "Gangster Squad" actor …
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Chief Keef sentenced to 90 days in drug rehab
According to DNAinfo, Chief Keef has been ordered into a 90-day residential drug treatment program. After violating his parole with two failed drug tests, the 18-year-old rapper, born Keith Cozart, was sentenced to 20 days in a Chicago jail last month.
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Teen Rehab Center Three Stones Wellness Addresses Teen Addiction and …
According to a Monitoring the Futures survey, illicit drug use amongst teens remains at a high level, largely due to the popularity of marijuana as a perceived "safe" drug. Although there are 2,400 adult treatment centers in California to address the …
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Audit: LA County Failed To Properly Regulate Drug Treatment Clinics
In July, an investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN found that $ 94 million has been awarded over the past two years through the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program to 56 clinics in Southern California that have engaged in fraudulent …
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